Abstract:

–The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of cooperative learning on students’ science attitude and achievement. Sampling group of the survey consists of 74 students studying in 8th grade in primary school. This study has a pretest-posttest control group research design. Science success tests and science attitude scale were used as a data collection tool. Jigsaw, academic controversy, ask and learn together, team-game-tournament, team assisted individualization which are cooperative learning’s techniques were applied to the experimental group. The conventional method was applied to control group. The study was carried out 4 months. The result of this study showed that cooperative learning’s techniques which were used increased students’ science achievement. On the other hand, no change in terms of attitude has been seen in any group at the end of the applications lasting about four months. It’s thought that it resulted from the fact that applications of this isn’t enough long to influence attitude and students’ attitude levels are also high enough

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